British Columbia

Federal-provincial cost-sharing deal aids B.C. public transit services in pandemic

VANCOUVER - B.C. Transit, TransLink and BC Ferries will get more than $1 billion in pandemic relief funds under details of an agreement that were finalized on Friday by the federal and provincial gove...

Dec 04, 2020

Age, income among top factors affecting health during pandemic in B.C., survey shows

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's deputy provincial health officer says a survey on people's experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic shows the most important areas that must be addressed relate to healt...

Dec 04, 2020

Pace of job gains slows to 62,000 in November

PRINCE GEORGE- The rate of job growth continued to slow in November with the economy adding 62,000 jobs, down from 84,000 in October. The gains were mostly focused in full-time work,according to Stats...

Dec 04, 2020

Metro Vancouver transit system confirms ransomware attack, says payment data secure

VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver's transit authority is confirming that it was the target of a ransomware attack on part of its information technology systems. Ransomware is a type of malicious software th...

Dec 03, 2020

High-risk seniors to get COVID-19 vaccine first in B.C.: provincial health officer

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says seniors in long-term care homes and hospitals will be the first to get a vaccine against COVID-19 as the province rolls out an immunization program in the...

Dec 03, 2020

23 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health

PRINCE GEORGE - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 694 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia today, including 23 in Northern Health.She says there are 9,103 active cases with 325...

Dec 03, 2020

Children and youth with special needs 'left out' of pandemic response: B.C. watchdog

VANCOUVER - A report from British Columbia's representative for children and youth says the pandemic has exacerbated long-standing problems with the support system for children with special needs, lea...

Dec 03, 2020

Report finds no obvious cause of Old Fort landslide in northeastern B.C.

VICTORIA - A report from British Columbia's chief inspector of mines says the cause of a slow-moving landslide that has threatened a tiny B.C. community may never be determined. The steep slope above ...

Dec 03, 2020

B.C. premier says province prepared to patch holes in new federal sick-pay benefits

VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan says the province is prepared to fill gaps in the federal government's sick-leave program but needs more information on possible cracks in the plan to help employer...

Dec 02, 2020

B.C. records 12 more COVID-19 deaths as top doctor warns against non-essential travel

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 cases have levelled off in the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health regions, but they've been rising in the North, Interior and to a lesser extent...

Dec 02, 2020